horrifyingly
3
6.7
- adverb
- /ˈhɔrɪfaɪɪŋli/
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horriblemente
- If the country can't rally behind infrastructure development even in the face of horrifyingly deadly bridge collapses, engineering has truly become an ignorable commodity.
- horrifyingly real
- horrifyingly bad
Like two stars, like not horrifyingly bad, just not great.
- Like two stars, like not horrifyingly bad, just not great.
- But horrifyingly, the people around me seem to think that being unable to afford groceries mattered more.
Examples
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It seems like Mitt is held to a horrifyingly high standard of conduct.
Blog text (32) -
So many of them have been the kids removed from addicted parents, and a horrifyingly high number of them are victims of sexual abuse.
Blog text (3) -
Some of them, you know, as we'll see, horrifyingly so because it leads to murder.
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Then I just had the most horrifyingly real dream of my life.
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But when someone says something that is just baselessly, horrifyingly dangerous, that's a little bit different.
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The immediate result of her malice is horrifyingly apparent to Betty after the dance is over.
Academic text (2013) -
But horrifyingly, the people around me seem to think that being unable to afford groceries mattered more.
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One night was horrifyingly fateful for Thomas, as he awoke to find that he had strangled his wife.
Blog text (32) -
As the fortieth hour since their takeoff from Paris approached, it became horrifyingly certain that somewhere out over the North Atlantic a tragedy was being enacted.
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The documentary revealed the horrifyingly brutal conditions faced by the prisoners.
Synonyms
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
38
4.8
In a way that surprises or upsets people a lot
30
6.8
In a strange and frightening way
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
18
5.5
In a very ugly or shocking way
14
5.4
In a way that makes people feel worried or afraid
14
5.3
In a way that makes you feel worried or uneasy
12
5.7
In a way that makes you feel scared
7
7.7
In a very strange and ugly way that feels shocking
6
5.5
In a very bad or extreme way
6
6.8
Makes people feel shocked or disgusted
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
5
6.8
In a very cruel and shocking way
4
7.4
In a way that causes very strong physical pain or deep worry
4
4.9
In a way that makes someone feel afraid or uncomfortable
4
7.3
In a way that makes you feel disgusted or want to throw up
4
4.9
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very worried
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
2
6.9
In a way that shocks and disgusts people
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
7.0
In a very bad and unpleasant way
1
7.4
In a very bad or shocking way
1
8.2
In a way that shocks and feels out of place
1
8.4
In a shocking way that shows ugly, frightening details
1
7.0
In a way that makes you feel worried or nervous
1
7.0
In a strange, frightening way that feels like a ghost
1
7.5
In a way that makes people afraid
1
7.5
It happens in a very unpleasant and frightening way
1
8.8
In a way that causes great fear or pain
In a way that makes people feel nervous or unsure
Antonyms
How Horrifying
5
6.5
3
6.7
38
4.8
14
5.4
1
7.0
8
5.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
horrifyingly = horrifying + horror + horrify (transparent) = horror + ify + ing + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'horrifying', whose meaning is transparently derived from 'horror' via regular suffixation.
Etymology
The word horrifyingly is related to horror, which comes from the old Latin word horrere meaning 'to stand on end', like your hair when you are very scared. So horrifyingly means 'in a way that shocks or frightens', as if something made your hair stand on end.